Louis Weichmann

[Pamela]

Hi Betty, I agree and want to see the house in person!

I've been working my 2 week free ancestry.com trying to glean every bit of info I can. I apologize for any mistakes I might make. I'm trying to get this info right.

This comes from city directories for Philadelphia:

Samuel Johnson was Annie's father

1863 Samuel Johnson 1226 Race St flour merchant
1875 Samuel Johnson (Stauffer and Johnson) 1620 Cherry St
1876 Samuel Johnson 1620 Cherry St
1883 Samuel Johnson 1610 Cherry St
1897 Samuel Johnson 1610 Cherry St

1868 Louis Weichmann 1528 Callowhill Rd
1871 Louis Weichmann 1528 Callowhill RD clerk
1872 Louis Weichmann 1528 Callowhill RD customs clerk
1873 Louis Weichmann 1226 Race St
1874 Louis Weichmann 1708 N 17th St
1877 Louis Weichmann 1620 Cherry St
1879 Louis Weichmann Annie Weichmann 1620 Cherry St
1880 Annie Weichmann Boarding 1620 Cherry St
1883 Louis Weichmann Powelton Ave
1892 Annie Weichmann Boarding 1610 Cherry St
1893 Annie Weichmann Lodgings 1610 Cherry St
1901 Annie Weichmann Boarding 1610 Cherry St

Census
1880 Louis Weichmann married boarder
1890 Louis Weichmann Anderson Indiana boarder Whilemia, Charles

Samuel Johnson was a flour merchant. In 1875 he was listed with Stauffer and Johnson. There was a Stauffer Biscuit Co started in York, PA in 1871. Animal Crackers. I don't know if there is a connection. I don't know if Samuel Johnson owned any of these locations.

The 1870 Susan posted show Samuel, Annie, Maria and Louis living at 1226 Race St. In 1871 and 1872 Annie may have been living with Louis at his parent's house. Louis's mother and sister are not listed and were living there. Annie may have been living with Louis in 1874 but not listed.

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I finally found the census I forgot to save!! I thought it important for a few reasons and because at first I thought there was a really juicy fact which turned out to be a misreading of the original census forum. Samuel Johnson's race is listed as mulatto.

Federal Census July 12 1870 District 28 Ward 10 Philadelphia

Samuel Johnson 59 M(arried) W(hite) Occupation Ice Dealer Value of Real estate $25,000 Value of personal estate $3000
Annie Johnson 32 S(ingle) W keeps house
Maria L Johnson 28 S W school teacher
Lillian Johnson 5 S W place of birth NY father of foreign birth
Carrie Johnson 7 S W place of birth PA father of foreign birth

The street address is not on the form and unfortunately there is no relationship category so we don't know the relationship of the young girls except the same last name.

What would the financials be equivalent to today?